Residents say rubbish and recycling has been left uncollected for up to three weeks in some areas.

Just 9% of all plastic waste ever created has been recycled, researchers estimate. —Last year, the U.S. exported 74,000 shipping containers of plastic waste to low-income countries, researcher Jan ...

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

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